Break This Afternoon, Rain Tomorrow...March 27th

Our spinning low sitting just off the coast swung around some steady showers overnight. Light drizzle continued this morning but generally conditions are improving as we head into the afternoon

Parts of Vancouver may even see some sunny breaks in the next few hours before isolated evening showers begin to pop back up

Steadier rain will begin tomorrow morning as our spinning low weakens and sinks south, allowing a slow-moving frontal system to move in tomorrow, spreading rain across the south coast for much of the day. 15-30 mm for Vancouver

Lingering showers will continue for a cloudy Saturday but still hoping for a break in the clouds to end off the weekend

Temps steady all week at a seasonal 10 in the afternoons...winds may become a little gusty tomorrow as the new system rolls in

Atlantic Canada Storm Aftermath..More Snow/Rain On Route

Yesterday's powerful Nor'easter was the strongest winter storm to hit the east coast this year.. and it broke a number of other records as well:

An all-time record wind gust of 186 km/h was recorded at Wreckhouse station in NFLD. And the storm dropped almost 60 mb in 24 hours... 24 mb is the number for this to be considered a 'meteorological bomb' a term used when storm rapidly intensify in a short amount of time. So this one dropped 3 times that..

Upwards of 30-40 cm of snow fell throughout the day, with hurricane force wind gusts reported right across Atlantic Canada

Snowfall rates of 5-10 cm per hour were reported at the peak of the storm leading to blizzard conditions with zero visibility when combined with the winds.

Several closures reported once again today

Although the bulk of the snow/rainfall has ended, blowing snow will remain a big issue across parts of Atlantic Canada today with wind and blizzard warnings still in place in some areas.

In Newfoundland, the risk of localized flooding continues as well with higher than normal water levels combined with high waves and high tides

As folks dig out today, a new system is approaching from the west. While no where near as strong as yesterday's it will bring a messy mix of snow and rain starting early tomorrow morning. It will be a rain event for most of the Maritimes with the rain/snow line tracking across NB

And the storm track will continue to lead storms across the east coast - looks like another rain/snow system for the weekend

Indian Ocean Weather Update

As expected, conditions deteriorated yesterday as a storm moved in from the south

Wave heights in the area are forecast for around 6-7 today

Conditions will be improving today though as we head into Friday afternoon local time as the storm continues to track north

Visibility should start to improve by the end of the day but hard to say if that's worth the trip out

Much better weather forecast for Saturday, Sunday and into early next week as high pressure builds in

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